Definition of "clay" [clay]

(noun) A fine-grained,firmearthymaterial that isplastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydratedsilicates of aluminum and widelyusedinmakingbricks,tiles, and pottery.

(noun) A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistencysimilar to clay and used for modeling.

(noun)Geology A sedimentarymaterial with grainssmaller than 0.002 millimetersindiameter.

(noun)Moiststickyearth;mud.

(noun) The humanbodyasopposed to the spirit.

(noun) a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc

(noun) earth or mud in general

(noun) the material of the human body

(verb) to cover or mix with clay

Use "clay" in a sentence

"The operation of mining clay from the clay pit or quarry is generally referred to as winning the clay."

"If it is nearly all clay it is a _clay loam_; if there is much sand it is a _sandy loam_."

"The term clay refers to a number of earthy materials that are composed of minerals rich in alumina, silica and water."